conclusion

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The end, finish, close or last part of something. countable,uncountable
    — At the end of the seventh hour, a flourish of trumpets announced the conclusion of the contest; […]
  2. The outcome or result of a process or act. countable,uncountable
  3. A decision reached after careful thought. countable,uncountable
    — The board has come to the conclusion that the proposed takeover would not be in the interest of our shareholders.
  4. In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises. countable,uncountable
    — He granted him both the major and minor, but denied him the conclusion.
  5. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be drawn. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — [W]ee practiſe likewise all Concluſions of Grafting, and Inoculating, as well of VVilde-Trees, as Fruit-Trees, which produceth many Effects.
  6. The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc. countable,uncountable
  7. An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position. countable,uncountable
    — It was determined, that though the fine operated at first by conclusion, and passed no interest, yet the estoppel should bind the heir
  8. arrangement; settlement. countable,uncountable

词形变化

conclusions plural concl. alternative,abbreviation

词源

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclūsiō, from the past participle stem of conclūdere (“to conclude”), from con- + claudō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). By surface analysis, conclude + -sion.
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